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1 find out
• ottaa selvää• saada selville• saada ilmi• todeta• varmistua• keksiä• keksiä (löytää)• perillä• selvittää• löytää* * *1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) saada selville2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) paljastaa -
2 inquisitive
• omituinen• tunkeileva• analyyttinen• utelias• tiedonhaluinen• kyseliäs* * *in'kwizətiv(eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) utelias- inquisitiveness -
3 pry
• nuuskia• vivuta• urkkia• kangeta• kammeta* * *(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) urkkia -
4 accordingly
• niin ollen• niinmuodoin• siis• mukaisesti• sen mukaisesti* * *1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) sen mukaisesti2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) niinpä -
5 feel
• ilmapiiri• jaksaa• tuntua• tuntea (aistia)• tuntea• tunnustella• tuntu• tuntea (aistita)• tunto• tunne• havaita• voida (tuntea)• voida• aistia• vaistota• koettaa• koetella• sormeilla• kosketella• kopeloida* * *fi:lpast tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) tuntea2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) tunnustella3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) tuntea4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) tuntea olevansa, kokea5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) olla jotakin mieltä, tuntua•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
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6 follow up
automatic data processing• täydentää• lisätä• seurantarata• syventää* * *1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) seurata2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) seurata -
7 rake up
• kaivaa esille• haravoida* * *(to find out and tell or remind people about (something, usually something unpleasant that would be better forgotten).) kaivella vanhoja asioita
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find out (about something) — ˌfind ˈout (about sth/sb) | ˌfind ˈout sth (about sth/sb) derived to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc • She d been seeing the boy for a while, but didn t want her parents to find out. • I haven t found anything out about… … Useful english dictionary
find out (about somebody) — ˌfind ˈout (about sth/sb) | ˌfind ˈout sth (about sth/sb) derived to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc • She d been seeing the boy for a while, but didn t want her parents to find out. • I haven t found anything out about… … Useful english dictionary
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find out something (about something) — ˌfind ˈout (about sth/sb) | ˌfind ˈout sth (about sth/sb) derived to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc • She d been seeing the boy for a while, but didn t want her parents to find out. • I haven t found anything out about… … Useful english dictionary
find out something (about somebody) — ˌfind ˈout (about sth/sb) | ˌfind ˈout sth (about sth/sb) derived to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc • She d been seeing the boy for a while, but didn t want her parents to find out. • I haven t found anything out about… … Useful english dictionary
find out how the land lies — find out/see/how the land lies phrase to find out about a situation before deciding what to do You should see how the land lies before going into business on your own. Thesaurus: to find out informationsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
find out — verb 1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study (Freq. 33) find the product of two numbers The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize • Syn: ↑determine, ↑find, ↑ascertain • Der … Useful english dictionary
find out — v. 1) (D; intr.) to find out about (we found out about the accident yesterday) 2) (D; intr.) to find out for (she found out about the concert for me) 3) (D; intr.) to find out from (we found out from the reporter that the fire had been started by … Combinatory dictionary
find out — phrasal verb Word forms find out : present tense I/you/we/they find out he/she/it finds out present participle finding out past tense found out past participle found out 1) [intransitive/transitive] to discover a fact or piece of information We… … English dictionary
find out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you find something out, you learn something that you did not already know, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so. [V P wh] It makes you want to watch the next episode to find out what s going to happen... [V P that] … English dictionary
find out — {v.} 1. To learn or discover (something you did not know before.) * /One morning the baby found out for the first time that she could walk./ * /I don t know how this car works, but I ll soon find out./ * /He watched the birds to find out where… … Dictionary of American idioms
